'Week zero' in open foundation by distance: the successes and challenges of embedding an online orientation an enabling distance program

Elizabeth Goode; Helene Clark

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'Week zero' in open foundation by distance: the successes and challenges of embedding an online orientation an enabling distance program

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'Week zero' in open foundation by distance: the successes and challenges of embedding an online orientation an enabling distance program

Elizabeth Goode and Helene Clark

Create and Collaborate: Foundation and Bridging Educators New Zealand Inaugural Conference 2012, pp.38-49

Proceedings of the FABENZ Conference 2012 (Auckland, New Zealand, 03/12/2012 - 04/12/2012)

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In 2011 a team of academic, administrative and support staff involved in the delivery of Open Foundation by Distance at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia embarked upon a process of reviewing and reshaping “almost every aspect of the vision, goals and practices” of the program (Kavanagh, et al., 2011, p. 359). This review led to the offering of a substantially redeveloped Distance program in 2012, including fully online study guides and resources in place of a paper-based ‘course pack’ of materials, and a five-day online orientation embedded into the program as a pre-semester component for all commencing students. This paper reports specifically on the first-time offering of this online orientation, ‘Week Zero’. It charts our experiences of developing and producing the five-day schedule of activities, information and resources; the positive outcomes as evidenced by student responses and engagement; and the opportunities for further refinement identified by support and academic staff.

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Title: 'Week zero' in open foundation by distance: the successes and challenges of embedding an online orientation an enabling distance program
Creators: Elizabeth Goode - The University of Newcastle
Helene Clark - The University of Queensland
Publication Details: Create and Collaborate: Foundation and Bridging Educators New Zealand Inaugural Conference 2012, pp.38-49
Conference: Proceedings of the FABENZ Conference 2012 (Auckland, New Zealand, 03/12/2012 - 04/12/2012)
Comment: Special issue: ANZCA 2017: Communication Worlds: Access, Voice, Diversity
Publisher: Ako Aotearoa; New Zealand
Number of pages: 38-49
Identifiers: 1074; 991012821022202368
Copyright: This work is published under the Creative Commons 3.0 New Zealand Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike Licence (BY-NC-SA)
Academic Unit: SCU College; Office of the PVC (Academic Quality)
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding

'Week zero' in open foundation by distance: the successes and challenges of embedding an online orientation an enabling distance program

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